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Viral assembly and maturation

The study of how virus particles are built inside host cells and converted from immature to infectious forms, including the protein cleavage steps host enzymes perform.

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Zika particles assemble with only a fragment of the prM protein

NIH researchers report in Science Translational Medicine that Zika virions form and mature in cell culture using a truncated M fragment plus the envelope protein, without the pr domain and without the host cleavage step.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence57
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+30
Incentives55
Confidence46